PAS CHATT 594: Integrated Health III

This course prepares students to deliver care in various patient settings. Providing care for emergencies and urgent complaints in the emergency department and urgent care center will be covered. Comprehensive operative care includes preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management. Students will learn to care for hospitalized patients by understanding admission and discharge criteria, nutritional support, and prevention strategies such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis. The course introduces key concepts in critical care, including fluid management. Emphasis is placed on effective collaboration and referral with a multidisciplinary healthcare team across emergency, surgical, inpatient, and critical care settings to ensure safe, coordinated, and patient-centered care. This course is delivered in person on campus. Pre-requisite(s): Completion of Semester 2 of LMU Chat PA Program